How do I capture the sunlight rays streaming through a forest?
There are problems with exposing B&W or color film to capture sunlight in a forest. It is difficult to expose both for the sunlight and the darker forest. We posed this question to members of our Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals. The overwhelming suggestions were: 1) Lots of experimenting. What is surprising is that the more difficult the shooting situation is, the more individual and unique are the solutions found by the photographer. Also, each solution is unique according to many variables. Film, paper, processing, printing, weather when shooting, time of day, even the latitude has its effect on your shooting. Start by choosing your favorite film and paper combination and sticking with it as you adjust how your shoot and print. Note: Experimentation is methodical. Keep careful notes! 2) Learn the zone system. This intimidating system is remarkably logical and easy to apply once you get the concept down. The zone system teach you how to meter for difficult situations. 3)
